Category Archives: AAFS

Forensics: Bad day for a Plantiff’s forensic expert. Johnson & Johnson Unit Accuses Leading Plaintiffs’ Talc Expert of Fraud.

Johnson & Johnson subsidiary LTL Management filed a complaint alleging a key plaintiffs’ expert falsified a 2019 article linking cosmetic talc to mesothelioma. — Read on http://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2022/12/19/johnson-johnson-unit-accuses-leading-plaintiffs-talc-expert-of-fraud/

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Forensics: Ukraine DNA efforts to identify the victims of war. They are overwhelmed. BBC News

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63987512

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Forensics: #NamUS benefits from their tragic loss. Gabby Petito’s family praises passage of Billy’s Law to close loopholes in missing persons systems

Gabby Petito’s family praises passage of Billy’s Law to close loopholes in missing persons systems — Read on brooklyn.news12.com/gabby-petitos-family-praise-passage-of-billys-law-to-close-loopholes-in

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Forensics: Hollywood forensics: Titanic: James Cameron Hires Forensic Expert to Prove Why Jack Had to Die

James Cameron has hired a team of forensic experts to explain that Jack had to die at the end of Titanic, ending the debate once and for all. — Read on collider.com/titanic-james-cameron-proves-jacks-death/

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Forensics: Good news for #NamUS. Help Find the Missing Act passed by House, headed to Biden

The Help Find the Missing Act, also known as Billy’s Law, has passed the House of Representatives and now goes to President Joe Biden’s desk. — Read on http://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/help-find-the-missing-act-passed-by-house-headed-to-biden/

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Forensics: Crimes against children. Ombudsman: Children’s torture chamber found in liberated Kherson

Ukrainian authorities discovered a room that Russians used to detain and torture children during the occupation of Kherson, Dmytro Lubinets, the Human Rights Commissioner of the Verkhovna Rada, said on Dec. 14. — Read on kyivindependent.com/news-feed/ombudsman-childrens-torture-chamber-found-in-liberated-kherson

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Forensics: 9 Striking Photos That Perfectly Capture the Innocence Project’s Highlights of 2022 – Innocence Project

9 Striking Photos That Perfectly Capture the Innocence Project’s Highlights of 2022 – Innocence Project — Read on innocenceproject.org/9-striking-photos-that-perfectly-capture-the-innocence-projects-highlights-of-2022/

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Forensics: ‘Nightmare’ Warehouse Fire Erases Evidence in Many Unsolved Cases

Lawyers say evidence in cold cases and bids for exoneration disappeared or was ruined when a Police Department storage facility in Brooklyn went up in flames. — Read on http://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/14/nyregion/police-warehouse-fire-evidence.html

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Forensics: #NamUS cases. Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences is Requesting The Public’s Assistance In Locating Next Of Kin For The Following Deceased Individuals

Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences is Requesting The Public’s Assistance In Locating Next Of Kin For The Following Deceased Individuals – The Katy News — Read on thekatynews.com/2022/12/14/harris-county-institute-of-forensic-sciences-is-requesting-the-publics-assistance-in-locating-next-of-kin-for-the-following-deceased-individuals-6/

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Forensics: Better late than never. Study Assesses the Accuracy and Reproducibility of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis

This research is part of a broader portfolio of impression & pattern evidence projects managed by NIJ Physical Scientist, Gregory Dutton, Ph.D. Find more information about impression & pattern evidence research at NIJ. Find more on bloodstain pattern analysis. — … Continue reading

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